Resistance to Ceftriaxone and Azithromycin in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates From 7 Countries of South America and the Caribbean: 2010–2011. Issue 2 (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thakur, Sidharath Dev; Araya, Pamela; Borthagaray, Graciela; Galarza, Patricia; Hernandez, Alina Llop; Payares, Daisy; Sanabria Cruz, Olga Marina; Carvallo, Maria Elena Trigoso; Corredor, Aura Helena; Dillon, Jo-Anne R.
• Is Part Of: Sexually transmitted diseases. Volume 44:Issue 2(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: Sexually transmitted diseases -- Periodicals; Sexual health -- Periodicals; 616.951005
• DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000587
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0148-5717

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Seven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean report on (2010 and 2011) the susceptibility of 2235 isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to 6 antibiotics. Thirteen isolates had ceftriaxone minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 0.125 to ≥ 0.25 mg/L. The percentage of resistant isolates to the following antibiotics was: azithromycin, 1.0% to 1.7%; ciprofloxacin, 42.1% to 36.2%; penicillin, 31% to 35%; tetracycline, 21.8% to 22.6%. Abstract : The antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates was ascertained in 7 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean between 2010 and 2011. Low levels of azithromycin and ceftriaxone resistance were noted.